Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 576
This year, Li Jing paid Zhu Youjian to hold a big banquet, and Zhu Youjian was naturally delighted.You must know that the emperor's feast for his ministers has extremely deep political significance.The emperor promoted the communication between the monarch and his ministers by giving banquets, strengthened the control of the subjects, tightened the hierarchy, and realized the order of the court.

Of course, Zhu Youjian also understands that these are all superficial things, and everyone is tacitly aware of who holds the power of the country.

But Zhu Youjian is very satisfied to have something of face, at least it shows that Li Jing respects him.

Under the arrangement of the staff of Guanglu Temple, Zhu Youjian sat in the middle, and then officials at all levels took their places according to their ranks.

In fact, during the big banquets in the past, only officials above the fourth rank were allowed to sit in the hall, and those below the fourth rank were arranged outside the hall.

The reason why I can't sit down is not because the area of ​​Huangji Hall is not big enough, but because the way of sitting at a banquet in the palace is different from that at home.

When eating at home, the whole family sits at one table, while at a banquet in the palace, two or three people sit at one table, that is, two or three people sit on one side of a long table, and no one sits on the other side and the horizontal sides. of.

Sitting like this would definitely waste space, and in addition to the space in the middle of the hall for singers to sing and dance, how could it be possible for so many officials to sit in the hall?

But this time, all the officials were arranged in the hall, because Li Jing ordered that officials above the third rank should sit with lower-level officials and be responsible for pouring wine and serving dishes for subordinate officials, and then Li Jing ordered the cancellation of singing and dancing. The seat is vacant again.

With the absence of people from Honglu Temple and the space for singing and dancing, the hall suddenly became spacious, and hundreds of officials could easily arrange it.

Zhu Youjian did not object to Li Jing's proposal, and it was his wish for low-level officials to feel the same as Jun En Zhu Youjian.As for the low-level officials below, they will not object, because even though they are also officials, many of them have never seen the emperor at all.

This time they had the opportunity to witness the beauty of the sky, of course they would not miss it, even if they squeezed a little.

The only ones who were dissatisfied were the high-ranking officials. It was an insult to them not only to sit with the low-ranking officials, but also to serve them.

But Li Jing shut them up with just one sentence.

Li Jing said: "Although you are in charge of the overall situation in the various ministries, the specific work is all done by the people below. It is because of these low-level officials that you have achieved political achievements.

They have served you for a year, and they have been tired for a year. Shouldn't you officials serve them for a while?You serve these low-level officials at noon, and I will serve you at night. "

Li Jing's words were not just words, he did what he said.After all the officials congratulated Zhu Youjian, Li Jing stood up and stood at the table to toast everyone.

With Li Jing as an example, the chief officials of all the ministries couldn't sit still, and got up one after another to toast and serve the subordinate officials.

After toasting a round of wine, Li Jing walked up to Zhu Youjian with his wine glass and said, "Your Majesty, I will go down first and then go up. I will respect the emperor after paying respects to those officials who have done their best for the country. I wish the emperor a happy life and a healthy life, and create a new era for Ming Dynasty." world foundation."

Zhu Youjian hurriedly got up and said: "Brother Li, it is all thanks to Brother Li that I can have the glory I have today. Come, I will respect Brother Li."

The two raised their glasses, smiled at each other, and drank at the same time.

After drinking, Li Jing waved to Wang Chengen, Wang Chengen understood, and hurriedly filled Zhu Youjian's cup.

Li Jing said with a smile: "The emperor also went down to pay respects to the bar, so that the officials can feel the emperor's heart."

Zhu Youjian was startled when he heard the words, and then excitedly said: "Brother Li, don't you mind if I toast all the ministers?"

Li Jing waved his hands and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, when did I say anything false? What's more, today's banquet was originally arranged for the Emperor. If the Emperor does not go down to toast, I will not mind."

Zhu Youjian was overjoyed: "Thank you, Brother Li."

Li Jing smiled and said to Wang Chengen: "You take good care of the emperor, be more energetic when pouring wine, don't fill the emperor's cup every time, otherwise it will be difficult not to get drunk after this round."

"Yes! The old slave understands it." Wang Chengen said hastily.

Li Jing waved his hand, turned around, returned to his seat and sat down.

Don't look at the important ministers in the hall who are toasting their subordinates at this time, pushing and changing glasses one by one. It seems that they are having a good time drinking, but in fact, everyone's eyes are fixed on Li Jing.

Suddenly seeing Li Jing urging Zhu Youjian to come down to toast, Shen Zheng and the others couldn't help being stunned and couldn't understand his meaning for a while.

Ordinarily, Li Jing gave Zhu Youjian too much face today, and now he asked Zhu Youjian to toast the officials. Isn't this allowing Zhu Youjian to show his majesty and buy people's hearts?
Gao Qi exchanged glances with Yang Liufeng, Yuan Shu and others, then suddenly put down his wine glass and said, "The commander-in-chief is just recovering from illness, I'm afraid I can't bear it after drinking so much wine, I'll go and have a look."

Yang Liufeng smiled and said, "What can you do with your clumsy hands, let me do it."

Yuan Shu smiled and said, "Stop arguing, let's go and have a look together."

After finishing speaking, Yuan Shu smiled at the low-ranking officials: "You guys drink first, let's go and see the commander-in-chief."

After saying that, Yuan Shu and others got up and left their seats without waiting for the politeness from everyone, and came to Li Jing's desk.

"Marshal, how are you?" Yuan Shu bent down and asked in a low voice.

Li Jing raised his eyes to look at the few people and said with a smile: "Brother Boying, Brother Gao, Shen Xing, why are you here? Go back and greet your subordinates."

"We are worried about the general's health, so we came here to take a look." Yuan Shu hurriedly said.

Li Jing shook his head and said with a smile: "I drank a little too much, but it's not a serious problem, just rest for a while."

Yang Liufeng leaned over to Li Jing's ear and asked in a low voice, "The commander-in-chief asked the emperor to go down to toast, what do you mean?"

Li Jing smiled and said: "Don't think too much, I can't stand it anymore, let him help me for a while."

Yang Liufeng rolled his eyes, smiled and said, "I'm afraid there are other intentions?"

Li Jing shook his head and chuckled: "You are subtle, and you can see that. Forget it, I have to tell you sooner or later. It is better to say it later, so that you don't have to guess.

The night before yesterday, I invited the emperor to have a meal. The emperor heard what I said, and finally confessed that he was bewitched by Zhou Yanru.

You can't do anything too much. Although I didn't force the emperor, the emperor might have a knot in his heart, and if he doesn't keep it right, he will have other ideas. I have to let him relax. "

Gao Qi laughed and said: "That's right! I said why the commander-in-chief took care of the emperor's emotions today!"

"Okay, that's all you need to know about this matter, and don't neglect the emperor. We need to know that we must rely on the emperor's support to implement the New Deal. I don't want to see the implementation of the New Deal be affected because of your reasons." Li Jing said seriously.

"I'll understand." Gao Qi and the others hurriedly said.

Seeing that Li Jing's face was a little pale, Yuan Shu sighed, "Marshal, it's not a way to maintain your health if you are so troublesome before your body recovers. You drank so much just now, and I'm afraid you have to continue drinking at night. How can you do that?" Okay? Why don't you go back to the mansion and have a rest?"

Li Jing shook his head: "I can't leave. I agreed to invite all the officials to a banquet today. If I leave before the banquet is over, what do you want the officials to think of me?"

Yuan Shu sighed lightly when he heard the words, knowing that it was really inappropriate for Li Jing to leave the banquet at this time.

"Brother Boying, I know what's in my heart. You don't have to worry about me. By the way, I want to pay New Year's greetings to the old lady on the first day of the new year tomorrow. You can tell the old lady if she would like to see me." Li Jing Said.

"Marshal, what are you talking about? How could your mother not be willing to pay New Year's greetings to your mother?" Yuan Shu asked hastily.

Li Jing shook his head, sighed lightly, and said, "I know that the old lady may have some complaints about me, complaining that I shouldn't have called you back to Beijing before your confinement period expired. Otherwise, I went to see her old man, why didn't she see me? "

Yuan Shu shook his head and said with a smile: "Marshal, you are wrong. The old lady doesn't want to see you because she is afraid that you will spend money for her. The old lady often tells me that you are a student who is more filial than a son like me, but you Chao Shoufu always gives her things, and spreading the word will have a bad influence on you. The old lady is afraid that you will always miss her, so she has no choice but to see you cruelly."

Hearing this, Li Jing couldn't help sighing, and said after a long time: "After a few days, my mansion is clean, and I will take the old lady to live in my mansion for a few days."

Poured himself a glass of wine, Li Jing looked at it for a while, and sighed: "I am a stranger in a foreign land alone, and I miss my relatives every festival. Alas! I am sorry sir! It has been a year since my husband passed away, but I have not seen him." A stick of incense was placed in front of the old man’s grave. How can I have the face to see the old man in the future.”

After all, he raised his glass and drank it.

"Marshal, your filial piety to your husband can be seen as a lesson from all gods. He knows that you are busy and can't spare time to see him. The gentleman will never blame you." Seeing Li Jing suddenly feeling sad, Yang Liufeng hurriedly persuaded him road.

Li Jing shook his head and said, "It's not a reason. In fact, I know in my heart that I dare not go to see my husband. I have done a lot of wrong things this year. I am afraid that my husband will be disappointed when he sees me."

"Marshal, you must not be so harsh on yourself, sir, in the spirit of heaven, I definitely don't want to see you do this." Yang Liufeng said hastily.

Just as Yang Liufeng finished speaking, he suddenly felt Gao Qi gently tugging at him. Yang Liufeng raised his eyes to look at Gao Qi, but saw Gao Qi slowly shaking his head.

Yang Liufeng was startled, and looked at Li Jing again, only to realize that Li Jing was already drunk, and persuading Li Jing at this time could only add to Li Jing's sadness.

Looking at Li Jing, Gao Qi sighed softly, turned his head and said softly to Yuan Shu: "Master Yuan, do you think everyone should be dispersed?"

Yuan Shu turned his head and looked at the hall, and saw Zhu Youjian drinking happily with several old officials, Yuan Shu shook his head lightly and said: "We can't leave, today's banquet was arranged by the commander in chief, so it's too hasty to end like this. The prestige of being handsome will have a great impact. And the commander-in-chief also said just now that he should take care of the emperor's mood. If we leave the table now, how can the emperor get off the stage?"

"But it's so exhausting, the commander-in-chief is afraid he won't be able to hold on!" Gao Qi looked at Li Jing and said.

(End of this chapter)